When we left Findhorn we travelled through the lovely town of Forres, onto Nairn which has fantastic beaches including Secret Beach, that we found up a single track road.
Dunrobin Castle looks like a French Chateau and has beautiful parterre type formal gardens. These gardens were inspired by those at the Palace of Versailles 150 years ago and have stayed in this style ever since.
This is the first place we have been to where dogs are not allowed so Purdy had a walk through the grounds to the beach and back before we explored the castle.
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| The castle is in a beautiful setting right on the beach |
There was a very informative Falconry display in the gardens using a Harris Hawk and Gyr Falcon. They both behaved themselves despite some drizzle.
After our visit, we headed to a friendly village called Portmahomack (love that name) where we ended up camped next to the lighthouse just outside, hoping to see the Northern Lights!
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| Tarbat Ness Lighthouse |
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| Looks like a green tint to me! |
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